OVERNIGHT TECH: Senators to introduce high-skilled immigration bill
THE LEDE: A bipartisan group of four senators will introduce a stand-alone high-skilled immigration bill on Tuesday that could serve as a piece of a comprehensive immigration reform package this year.
Rdio launches free music streaming internationally, unlimited listening for 6 months in 15 countries
Music subscription service Rdio has launched its free music streaming service internationally, giving listeners in 15 of the 17 countries it services access to over 18 million songs in its library.
Google's evil plan is simple and not so evil.
Don't Be Evil — Any successful company is going to draw criticism. Google probably gets more of it than others because of their 'Don't Be Evil' motto. Algorithm changes shuffle branded sites highe...
Antigua's Legal “Pirate Site” Authorized by the World Trade Organization
Last week we broke the news that the island nation Antigua and Barbuda wants to start a Government run “pirate” site. — Today, this plan came a step closer to reality when the Caribbean country rece...
Dell Founder Said to Seek Majority Control Using Personal Funds
Michael Dell is seeking majority control of Dell Inc. (DELL) under the buyout that would combine his 15.7 percent stake in the company with as much as $1 billion of his personal funds, said people fam...
Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Offers Twice the Storage Capacity to Create & Enjoy Even More Incredible Content — CUPERTINO, CaliforniaJanuary 29, 2013Apple® today announced a 128GB* version of the fourth generation iPad® with Re...
Microsoft Releases Office 365 Home Premium
New consumer cloud service works across devices to help busy people simplify their lives and get more done. — Microsoft Corp. today announced worldwide availability of Office 365 Home Premium, a rei...
OpenTable Devours FoodSpotting for $10 Million in Cash
OpenTable has acquired Foodspotting, the popular photo-sharing application for restaurants. — The online reservations company said it paid about $10 million in cash for the company, making it a pret...
HTC sends invitations to February 19th press conference, flagship M7 unveiling expected
Struggling smartphone vendor HTC (2498) will hold a press conference in New York City on February 19th to unveil its latest device. Invitations to the event were sent to bloggers and reporters on Tue...
YouTube Set to Introduce Paid Subscriptions This Spring
A New Revenue Model For TV Networks and Video Producers — A new chapter in online video is about to begin. YouTube is prepping to launch paid subscriptions for individual channels on its video plat...
New Windows fails to boost Microsoft stock - graphic of the day
Back in the 1990s, Microsoft was the unchallenged king of computing and the release of a new Windows operating system would supercharge sales, generate excitement and generally boost its stock. Not a...
Qihoo Double Blow as iOS Apps Banned by Apple, China Warns of Anti-Competitive Practices
One of China's top web companies, Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU), has been hit with a significant double blow. First, it was given an official warning about unfair competition with its desktop products; then …
In the platform wars, open is ultimately more valuable than closed, says Betaworks
When it comes to the future of the web, there are a few incubator-style seed investors that are worth paying attention to, and New York-based Betaworks is likely at or near the top of that list …
Is It Illegal To Unlock a Phone? The Situation is Better - and Worse - Than You Think
Legal protection for people who unlock their mobile phones to use them on other networks expired last weekend. According to the claims of major U.S. wireless carriers, unlocking a phone bought …
BlackBerry Z10 available on January 30th in the UK?
RIM let us know months ago that BlackBerry 10's coming out party would be this Wednesday in New York City, but we haven't known when the heavily-leaked BlackBerry Z10, the first device to run the comp...
As world of gadgets grows, online industry tunes in to video ads
(Reuters) - Internet video ads, long a sideshow in the online advertising market, are gaining in importance to marketers and Web publishers as they look to capitalize on consumers' changing viewing ha...
Foursquare launches dedicated iPhone app for US businesses, with analytics, local updates and more
Foursquare has just launched Foursquare for Business, its second app ever, specifically targeted towards business managers. The new app allows managers to post local updates …
Suicidal Sensors: Darpa Wants Next-Gen Spy Hardware to Literally Dissolve
Forget about a kill switch. Planned obsolescence? Already obsolete. The Pentagon's blue-sky researchers want tomorrow's military hardware to literally cease to exist at a predetermined point. Welc...